Fare rises help to push up profits at Ryanair

BudGET airline Ryanair reported a record-breaking 2011, flying more passengers than ever despite the tough economy and weak consumer confidence.

By The Newsroom

Published 31st Jan 2012, 06:00 BST

The airline said traffic grew five per cent from 72.7m in 2010 to more than 76.4m passengers in 2011.

In August it set a new record, flying 8.1m passengers, up six per cent on the same month in 2010.

The airline’s busiest day was Friday, August 12 when more than 280,000 people flew on over 1,600 Ryanair flights.

Its busiest day for bookings was March 28 when more than 310,000 bookings were made on its website.